WP08 - Parametric Modelling of Structural Behaviour

Lead contractor:

UMINHO - Universidade do Minho

Involved participants:

ENA, GUNI, IPM, MONU, UNIPD, NTUA, POLIMI, UMINHO, UPC

ActivityType: RTDStart month: 12End month: 30Persons month: 39

Objectives

To derive from experimental tests and detailed numerical models in WP4 & 5 simplified and more complex models for in and out-of-plane behaviour of vertical elements, in-plane behaviour of floors, and longitudinal and transversal response of vaults to be implemented in global analyses;

To develop reliable numerical models of connections and substructures and make parametric assessment aimed at identifying interactions with repaired vertical and horizontal elements and defining optimized design procedures;

To derive from these analyses simplified and more complex models of connections and substructures to be implemented in global analyses;

To integrate the above mentioned models and carry out sensitivity study of buildings according to geometry, intervention techniques, stiffness of horizontal elements, connections;

To quantify building seismic performance and response parameters to be used in seismic assessment and design.

This Workpackage is aimed at developing behaviour models for vertical and horizontal elements and for connections. Simplified models to be implemented into complex global analyses are developed (M5, PM24) and begins with PM9. Parametric analyses of buildings will be carried out to quantify performance and response parameters, to be used for assessment and design (M6, PM30).